Improved lathins-miohine



o. e. MAGKLETT, or ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

Letters Patent No; 79,366, dated June 30,1868.v

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ro ALL- wHoM 1T MAY eoNeERN:

Be 'it known that I, O. MACKILETT, of St. Paul, in the county ,of Ramsey, and vState of Minnesota, have invented a new'and niproved Lathing--Machine;l and I. do hereby declare that'the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and usc the same, reference being had to the accompany-ing drawings, forming part of 'this specification. i

Figure lis a front view of my improved lathingmach`ine. I Figure 2 is a. rear'view of the same. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. My invention has for its object to furnish an improved machine, by lthe use` of which laths may be attached to the seantligs and joists more rapidly and accurately than is possible when'the lathingl is done' in the ordi-S nary'manner; and it consists in the 'eonstruction and combination of thevarious parts, as hereinafter 4more l fully described. i

A is a frame, the side and end bars of whichare rigidly secured to each other.

B are cross-head or hook-pins or bolts, which -pass through the side bars ofthe .frame A at suitable dis tanees apart, and to the ends of which are rigidly attached .the ends of the short levers C. The ends ofthe eross-hea`ds or hooks of the pins or bolts B are made sharp, sothat when the said cross-heads are turned into I a vertical position, the said sharp ends or edges may be forced into the edges of the laths, and fasten them securely in place, and when the cross-heads are turned into a horizontal position, the laths may be readily slid into their places. The other ends of the short levers C are pivoted to the vertical bars D, so that all the said levcrs'C upon one side of the frame A may be moved'v together. The, end ofone of the :middle levers C, upon each side of the frame A, may be extended inward, and have handles, E, formed upon or attached to them, for convenience in moving the said bars up and'down tobperate'the said levers; or, if desired,` the handles E may be attached direetly'to the said bars D. The crossshca'd of the lower pin B, uponeach side of the frame A, should Abe replaced by a hook, b', which hooks uponthe lower lath, which should be secured in place before the frame A is applicd,'so as to hold the'said frame securely in place' while the laths are being inserted and secured.

F are slide blocks, which slide upon the upper bar of the frame A, so that they may beadjusted according to the distance apart of -the seantling or j-oist, and which, when adjusted,'are secured in place by set-screws, as shown in tig. 1.

To the rear sides of the sliding blocks F are pivoted dogs G, the hooks or'points of which/are driven into the sides of the joists or scantlings, to hold the upper part of the frame A in place while the latbs are being `put Ain and fastened.

J are springs, one end of which is attached to the sliding blocks F, and the other or free ends of which rest against the inclined lower ends'of the dogs G, so as to hold the said dogs back when their points are not driven -into the joists or scantlings.

His aframe, fitting upon the frame A, and the top and bottom bars of which extend beyond the side bar' upon one side: v i

I is a sliding gauge, sliding upon the proj cting ends of thevtop and bottom bars of the frame H, and which is secured in place, when adjusted, by set`-scre ws,`as shown in tig. 1. The inner side ofthe verticalslidinggauge I is provided with a ilange, against which the ends of the lathe strike when pushed into place, so as to keep the ends of the lath exactly in line with each other.

I claiui as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the fraine A, cross-head or hookfpins B, short levers C, and vertical bars D, with cach other, substantially Yas herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the adjustable sliding blocks F and pivoted dogs G with eachother, and with the top bar of the frame A, substantially as herein show nand described,and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the lframe H and adjustable sliding gauge I with the frame A, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose'st forth.

O. C. 'MACKLETT. Witnesses G. Barisano, A. R. Kenra. 

